46“Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? 47I will show you what he is like who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice. 48He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the…
Read moreSome kids are just whiners. They whine about everything. I’m cold. I’m hot. I’m hungry. I’m not hungry. I’m tired. I’m not tired yet! When our kids were young, we had a whiner! He whined about everything. In fact, it got so bad that I finally made him a “whiny”…
Read moreVulnerable. Alone. Weathered. Standing strong. These are just some of the words that come to mind every time I see this tree out in the middle of a large field in Cades Cove, TN (a part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park). It’s big, it has withstood the tests…
Read moreWhen I saw this sandcastle last fall, I wondered who started digging and why they stopped. Did they realize their efforts would soon be fruitless and washed away to sea? Was high tide coming? Did they did distracted? Was it time to go home? What? Seeing this blob of sand…
Read moreI love gardening! Every year my sweet family takes me out shopping for Mother’s Day for flowers…. the “dirt kind”, NOT the “vase kind.” This year I found some beautiful rose bushes, which reminded me of a lesson God taught me several summers ago that centered around rose bushes. Andrew,…
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